The Air Quality Index in a number of components of Delhi worsened to the “very poor” class on Sunday, a day earlier than Diwali.
The general common AQI at 4.30 pm stood at 295, which is categorised as “poor”, based on information from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology.
However, the AQI in a number of areas was within the “very poor” class, together with Lodhi Road, the place the index stood at 301, Nehru Nagar at 316, Patparganj at 311, Punjabi Bagh at 311, RK Puram at 322, Dwarka at 324 and Rohini at 302.
Anand Vihar reported the very best air pollution ranges at 427, which falls within the “extreme” class.
An index worth between 0 and 50 signifies “good” air high quality, between 51 and 100 signifies “passable” air high quality and between 101 and 200 signifies “reasonable” air high quality. As the index worth will increase additional, air high quality deteriorates. A worth of 201 and 300 means “poor” air high quality, whereas between 301 and 400 signifies “very poor” air.
Between 401 and 450 signifies “extreme” air air pollution, whereas something above the 450 threshold is termed “extreme plus”.
Air high quality deteriorates sharply within the winter months in Delhi, which is usually ranked the world’s most polluted capital. Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, together with falling temperatures, decreased wind speeds and emissions from industries and coal-fired crops contribute to the issue.
Amid the rising air pollution ranges, water sprinklers have been deployed close to the India Gate space, ANI reported.
#WATCH | Delhi | Water sprinklers deployed on the India Gate to keep up the air pollution ranges
The Air Quality Index (AQI) round India Gate was recorded at 269, within the ‘Poor’ class, in Delhi this morning as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). pic.twitter.com/1r5Bup65Dc
— ANI (@ANI) October 19, 2025
On Tuesday, the Commission for Air Quality Management imposed Stage 1 restrictions beneath the Graded Response Action Plan to regulate air pollution within the area, which stays in place presently.
GRAP is a set of incremental anti-pollution measures which are triggered to forestall additional worsening of air high quality as soon as it reaches a sure threshold within the Delhi-NCR area.
A day later, the Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted the sale and use of inexperienced firecrackers within the Delhi-NCR area, topic to situations.
Green firecrackers are much less polluting than common ones as they’re made with modified formulations and don’t include sure dangerous components akin to lithium, arsenic, barium and lead.
Accordingly, the court docket allowed gross sales of inexperienced firecrackers between October 18 and 21. It additionally restricted such gross sales to designated places and restricted the usage of these firecrackers between 6 am-7 am and eight pm-10 pm.
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